Why shouldn't Bush and Cheney be held responsible for the crimes of Cheney's Halliburton?

Question

http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/dpc-new2.cfm?doc_name=inv2

1) Halliburton billed taxpayers $1.4 billion in questionable and undocumented charges under its contract to supply troops in Iraq, as documented by the Pentagon’s own auditors.

2) Parsons billed taxpayers over $200 million under a contract to build 142 health clinics, yet completed fewer than 20. According to Iraqi officials, the rest were “imaginary clinics.”

3) Custer Battles stole forklifts from Iraq’s national airline, repainted them, then leased the forklifts back to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) through a Cayman Islands shell company — charging an extra fee along the way.

4) Halliburton allowed our troops in Iraq to shower, bathe, and sometimes brush their teeth with water that tested positive for e. coli and coliform bacteria. One expert has said that the troops would have been better off using the highly polluted Euphrates River. Halliburton has admitted that it lacked “an organizational structure to ensure that water was being treated in accordance with Army standards and its contractual requirements.”

5) Halliburton served the troops food that had spoiled or passed its expiration date. Halliburton managers ordered employees to remove bullets from food in trucks that had come under attack, then saved the bullets as souvenirs while giving the food to unwitting soldiers and Marines.

6) Halliburton charged taxpayers for services that it never provided and tens of thousands of meals that it never served.

7) Halliburton double-charged taxpayers for $617,000 worth of soda.

8) Halliburton tripled the cost of hand towels, at taxpayer expense, by insisting on having its own embroidered logo on each towel.

9) Halliburton employees burned new trucks on the side of the road because they didn’t have the right wrench to change a tire — and knew that the trucks could be replaced on a profitable “cost-plus” basis, at taxpayer expense.

10) Halliburton employees dumped 50,000 pounds of nails in the desert because they ordered the wrong size, all at taxpayer expense.

Answer 1

Just several more reasons to impeach now.

Answer 2

If these activities occurred while Cheney was in charge of Halliburton and were due to his mis-, mal-, or non-feasance in regards to his duties as a corporate officer, you might have a point. This would, of course, require legal proof.

I don't see why Bush would be held responsible for something somebody else did when that person was not under his authority.

If this occurred after Cheney left Halliburton... then no, that would be stupid.

Answer 3

Cheney has no managing interest in Halliburton. President Bush is in no way connected with Halliburton. Why do you liberals make unfounded accusations and forget about http/whatever. Use your head. If this is true Get your congressman and senator on the case. Quit all this crap and do something positive for your country.

Answer 4

1st off, they run the Justice Department - as proven by the firing of the 7 prosecutors last year.
2nd - there are statute of limitations on Federal Crimes, so once they are out, it will be too late to do anything.
3rd - Cheney wasn't in charge of Halliburton during the Iraq war, he was already Vice President.
4th - Crimes have been investigated against Halliburton and some are going to be prosecuted, it just take the Federal Governement FOREVER to prosecute anything!!!!

Answer 5

Why is it Cheneys Halliburton ?

You don't actually think he owns Halliburton do you ?

Answer 6

They should in addition to their own numerous crimes. Bush might get away with mental disease or defect defense

Answer 7

Proved evidence and charges will be filed.